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More paternity leave and cheaper child care are two ways to achieve a more equal society, according to a new book by Alexander De Croo (Open VLD), a deputy prime minister of Belgium.
Belgium is the worst-ranked country in Europe for women in top-level civil service jobs, new figures from the European Institute for Gender Equality reveal.
More streets in Brussels should be named after women, according to a draft resolution tabled by a Brussels member of parliament, which will be discussed in the autumn.
As a woman in politics, Terry Reintke is no stranger to sexism. In subtle ways, she has had her competence questioned because of her gender countless times.
Belgium's federal parliament has unanimously approved a bill to cut the 21% "tampon tax" on women's sanitary products.
Staff working for the Stib are to be offered a €500 bonus if they can encourage a woman to join the company.
From Flanders Today: The federal parliament’s public health commission has proposed two laws to make it easier to stop female genital mutilation (FGM) in Belgium.
According to Brussels’ employment and training agency Actiris, 69% of complaints regarding discrimination in the workplace in Belgium come from women.
According to a study carried out among Brussels residents by Ghent University, nearly 90% of women living in the capital have been the victim of street harassment.
